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The Big Picture Wonka sounds like it should be a joke—the type of origin story for an iconic movie character that could easily have received a fake trailer on Saturday Night Live. Certainly, we don’t need to know where the famous chocolatier/child endangerment supporter found his love for chocolate, where he met the Oompa Loompas, or how he began his first business. But what we do need more of in the world are the films of Paul King.
'Wonka' Forges Its Own Path Compared to 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and especially Tim Burton’s 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, King has a lighter touch when exploring Roald Dahl’s creation. King embraces the cheeriness of the young entrepreneur attempting to make his way in the world, bringing the brightness that made his Paddington films such a delight.
In fact, the entire cast is enjoying themselves in this wild world of King and Dahl’s creation. This is especially true of Colman, who is masterful at this type of villainous role, as she performs as if she’s trying to be as hated as possible in every scene. Similarly, Hugh Grant is delightful as Lofty, an Oompa-Loompa who has tracked down Wonka to London. While Grant doesn’t have too many scenes, his deadpan sense of humor and his embracing of this goofy role make him a standout.
Wonka also can get a bit too convoluted for its own good. For example, at one point, Wonka needs to get giraffe’s milk to make chocolate to get him and his friends out of indentured servitude at the launderette, in order to make his fortune as a chocolatier. This quest involves sneaking out, breaking into a zoo, almost getting arrested, and many other issues that stretch this one idea as much as possible.
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